Given name
Célia
“sky”
Célia is a feminine given name. It is used in French and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In French use, Célia has a related form in Celia. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
In French use, Célia has a related form in Celia. The history of Celia gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare introduced Celia to an English-speaking audience through As You Like It. Celia’s earlier background is the Roman family-name tradition; its later treatment as a short form of Cecilia provides another naming context.
Explained through its name family
Célia’s family of names
In French usage, Célia has a related form in Celia. In French usage, Célia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Celia. In French usage, Célia has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Celina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Célia has relatives in 11 languages.
6 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Celineequivalent
- CelinaPolish
- Cecilieequivalent
- CaeliaLatin
- Cecyliaequivalent
- Silkeequivalent
- KiliaHawaiian
- Cécileequivalent
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People named Célia
- Célia ŠašićGerman association football playerborn 1988
- Célia XakriabáBrazilian indigenous educator and activistborn 1989
- Célia AymonierFrench biathlete and cross-country skierborn 1991
- Célia BourgeoisFrench cross-country skierborn 1983
- Célia Gerycyclist from Franceborn 2006
- Célia LawsonPortuguese singerborn 1974
- Celia FoulonFrench rowerborn 1979
- Célia PosserSão Tomé and Príncipe lawyer and politicianborn 1962
- Célia DupréSwiss rowerborn 2001
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